Antique Stoneware Crock SGRAFFITO / J. WRIGLEY FACTORYVILLE PA Near Scranton PA For Sale

Hello, up for sale is this nice crock. It measures 6 3/16” Tall x about 6 3/4” Diameter at top x about 6 3/16” Diameter at bottom. Covered in a brown Rockingham-type glaze, and the handwritten script is in the Sgraffito-manner (scratched-through the surface to reveal the surface underneath.). The overall shape, such as when viewed from the top (see picture #6), has a slightly out-of-round or ovoid shape to it. This is a charming feature that attests to the handmade aspect of it—thrown by hand on a potter’s wheel, by an old-time skilled craftsman. This makes the Diameter at top or bottom, vary just slightly by 1/8” or 3/16”, etc. No chips or cracks or repairs. Great piece from a SMALL TOWN in the 1800’s! This is the only piece of stoneware that I have ever seen from Factoryville in Lackawanna county, PA. Near SCRANTON and CLARKS SUMMIT, before 1878 this area was Luzerne county. This has been a favorite piece in my Stoneware collection! UNITED STATES BUYERS ONLY, Please. Thank You for looking.

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